he demanded the north american aerospace command, and u.s. northern command, and being selected as a vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. admiral winnefeld is a highly decorated combat leader. ladies and gentlemen, please look, the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral sandy winnefeld. [applause] >> afternoon, everybody. great to see you. general kicklighter, thank you for that introduction. mr. vogel, mr.s hayes, good afternoon. what an honor it is to be with you this afternoon. what an honor it is to stand in front of the world war ii and pearl harbor veterans who are here today. i can tell you that as i was listening to the wonderful rendition of "american the beautiful," it struck me what a wonderful idea america is, what a wonderful place america is, and all of you fought for for so long ago, and we deeply appreciate what you did for us back in the 1940's. we will never forget. chaiplan rowan, marine band, friends of the national world war ii memorial, and members of the national park service, thank you for helping u